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ATTORNEY United States Patent O STOCKING WELT Isidor Rabinovitz,Philadelphia, Pa. Application November 18, 1953, Serial No. 392,9l6 1Claim. (Cl. 66--172) My invention relates to a ladys stocking and itrelates more particularly to an improvement in the construction of thewelt of the stocking.

My invention further relates to an improved welt structure whichcombines optimum stretching action with optimum gripping action wherebya good t and a comfortable feel are obtained.

My invention still further relates to an improved welt structurev which,in addition to providing a good lit and a comfortable feel, also lendsitself to various ornamentations.

la the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a highly diagrammatic view of a stocking the welt of which isconstructed according to one embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view showing the welt formed according to asecond embodiment of the invention.

Figs. 3 and 4 diagrammatically represent the yarn used:

ln the stocking shown in Fig. 1, the leg and the foot are of no interestas far as this application is concerned and the same are therefore shownin outline only.

The welt illustrated in this ligure includes a number of spaced bands orareas C each of which is formed of a number of courses C, which are knitof a relatively thin, or small denier yarn 10, and a number ofalternating bands or areas C-1 each of which is formed of a number ofcourses which are knit of a relative thick, or large denier yarn 12. Thecourses forming bands C and C- are preferably knit under the sametension whereby bands C-1 will be relatively tightly knit and bands Cwill be relatively loosely knit. Under these conditions, the relativelytightly knit bands C-1 will serve as spaced gripping elements while theloosely knit bands C will provide the required stretching. If the entireWelt is made in the manner of bands C-l, it will be heavy, unsightly anduncomfortably tight and may interfere with the circulation. Nor is thatmuch gripping action needed. On the other hand, if the entire welt ismade in the manner of bands C, the entire welt will be loose and willPce not hug the leg in to produce a nice and comfortable t. In otherwords, in the construction disclosed the tendency of the loose, thinyarn courses to stretch or to slip is moderated by the tendency of thethick yarn courses to grip so that in effect, each pair of bands C1 andC coact to produce a fabric which will stretch moderately and which willgrip the leg moderately.

The yarns 10 and 12 are preferably synthetic monofilarnents and mayormay not be twisted or pre-dyed.

To produce the embodiment of Fig. 2, the yarns forming the successivebands are twisted in opposite directions so as to produce a herring-boneelfect.

IE desired, one or more courses 14 can be knitted at the junctions ofthe oppositely twisted yarns so as to accentuate the herring-bone eect.

in either embodiment, l prefer to knit one or more courses 16 of apre-dyed yarn, at the junctions of the successive bands C and C-1.

The pre-dyed course or courses 16 will be of colors to contrast with thecolor of the stocking itself so as to produce an ornamental effect andthey may be of a color to contrast or harmonize with the underwear so asto produce an ensemble effect.

The representation shown is not to scale. On the contrary, it is highlydiagrammatic and, in the finished stocking, the width of the bands C andC-, the tension under which these bands or either of them is knit willbe varied and the separating course or courses 1n may be made of anydesired denier and can be knit under the same, or under a differenttension, as the courses of bands C or C-1.

The difference in the denier of the yarns 10 and 12 should be enough toproduce the desired effect both in stretch and grip as Well as inappearance. While this may vary, l have found that a ratio of 30 deniersto 50 deniers, or a ratio of 20 deniers to 40 deniers, produces verysatisfactory results.

What I claim is:

A stocking welt formed of a plurality of alternating annular bands, eachpair of adjacent bands being knit under uniform tension of yarns ofdifferent denier which are twisted in opposite directions and a courseknit of pre-dyed yarn separating said adjacent bands.

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